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Jun 21, 2022
ila Bank reveals the second Al Kanz winner of US$50,000 cash prize

Manama, Bahrain: ila Bank, the fastest growing digital mobile-only bank in Bahrain, reveals the second winner of its Al Kanz US$50,000 cash prize, Mohamed Ahmed Habib. The winner was notified verbally, following an automated draw held under the supervision of representatives from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Bank ABC, ila Bank and Ernst & Young.

During the prize-handover celebration held at ila Bank’s offices on 9th June 2022, Mohamed said: “This news made me extremely happy! I always hoped I would win, but never believed I could. I intend to keep the full amount in Al Kanz as I trust ila Bank and the Al Kanz programme to grow my savings.”

“I joined ila Bank as a customer in 2022 and have since been using the ila app regularly, especially for the ‘Hassala’ and ‘Jamiyah’ features. I love ila Bank and can’t wait to enjoy the new products and features that the Bank plans to offer,” added Mohamed.


Participation for the Al Kanz June prize of US$120,000, which will be paid as a US$10,000 monthly salary for a year, is now open. The last day to deposit is June 30th and the winner will be announced on August 4th, 2022.

Al Kanz was designed to transform customers lives by encouraging them to save for chances to win huge cash prizes, totaling US$1.5 million, and demonstrates the Bank’s commitment to continuously offer: “banking that reflects you.”